Crime & Safety
Update: Man Killed In Route 17 Crash Identified
A Woodridge New York resident traveling at high speed was ejected and killed after colliding with several vehicles Wednesday night.
Investigators are attempting to determine if the victim of a fatal car accident on Route 17 lost control of his vehicle due to reckless driving, health, or other issues on Wednesday just before 10 p.m.
David Fulton, a 30-year old of Woodridge, NY was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. The grey 2007 Dodge Ram pickup truck could be seen on its side in the the roadway, its front end shredded. A body was covered by a yellow tarp nearby.
Witnesses told authorities Fulton was driving his pickup truck at a high rate of speed along Route 17 south and struck the rear of a 2009 Nissan near the Garden State Parkway. The driver of the Nissan, a 25 year old female from Pomona, NY, who was not identified, was not injured.
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Paramus P.D. Lt. John Scully said instead of stopping, Fulton fled the scene and continued south on Route 17.
Moments later, he collided with a 1998 Infiniti, overturned, and struck a cement column from the Century Road overpass, according to police.
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Unable to regain control of his vehicle, police say Fulton's Dodge Ram collided with the rear of a tanker truck traveling in the center lane. He was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead on arrival.
Neither the driver of the tanker truck, a 53-year old male from Ontario, Canada, nor the Infiniti driver, a 20-year old male from Englewood, reported injuries, police said.
Paramus police, fire and EMS reported to the scene. All lanes of Route 17 south remained closed and reopened at 4:50 a.m.
The Bergen County Prosecutors Office Fatal Accident Unit and Paramus Police are still investigating the accident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Joseph McNair from the Paramus Police Department at 201-262-3400 ext 376.
[Editor's note: This article was first published Wednesday, June 13 at 11:31 p.m. It has been updated several times since, the last revision at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.]
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